In reaction to the emergency appeal of the International Federation of the Red Cross & Red Crescent Societies, the Iranian Red Crescent Society has dispatched the humanitarian convoy at the beginning of New Year, 2014 in favor of the Syrian refugees in neighboring countries.

These three IRCS humanitarian consignments comprising of 3000 relief tents and 10000 blankets worthing more than USD 600000 have been dispatched by road to the Red Crescent Societies of Jordan, Iraq as well as Lebanese Red Cross Society to be distributed to the Syrian refugees in those countries, said Mr. Mohammad Shahabeddin Mohammadi Araghi, the Under Secretary General for Humanitarian Affairs and International Humanitarian Law.